Kerala is a good example of how a place with great
attributes has come to be perceived as a great place
to visit. The National Geographic Traveler has selected
Kerala as one of the "50 places of a lifetime"
among its millennium destinations. Among other destinations
in India Kerala has become pocket-vebus of world destinations
with stunning backwaters, impossible greenery, a range
of Ayurvedic massages, great beaches, food and culture.
Kerala attracted the notice of people in other parts
of India even from time immemorial. It is evident
from the many reference to the land of in ancient
Sanskrit works. Society in Kerala is stratified along
caste and religiouslines. The presence of the various
religious groups over this small strip of land has
given rise to a composite culture in the state. Interestingly,
while on the one hand, the influence of the rituals
of one religion on another is evident, on the other
hand, people of the same religionliving in different
parts of the state follow different customs, rituals
and food habits. Except for a few places in northern
Kerala and in areas lying close to and on the Western
Ghats, Malayalam is the primary language. In these
areas, however, the local dialects are a mix of Malayalam,
Kannada and Tamil. Hindus are in a majority in Kerala.
Sun blanched white seashore. Endless beaches. Incessant
blue waves mostly calm but sometimes boisterous clamouring
and vanishing among white splashes. Green groves of
coconuts just stop short and border the beaches with
frills. Lurking in the backdrop a network of lagoons
and backwaters. Boats and country crafts moving along.
. Quite a lot of rivers and countless rivulets flowing
through hills and paddy fields of the midland, emptying
themselves into the backwaters. And the far off dark
blue mountains. This is what the eyes meet about Kerala.
An excellent colour scheme and art work of Nature.An
occasional boatsman rowing and singing with cargo
or people. A tiller or a mower and women planting
seedlings. Women at work spinning coir. Dense plantations
further eastward. Kerala is all these and more.....
Better known as "Gods Own Country", Kerala
offers you a host of exciting holiday options. Spread
out across the year are specially designed packages
that highlight the State's attractions, and prove
beyond doubt that the season never ends in this breath
takingly beautiful land.
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